Chapter 181 Finding the Artifact

Ariel left with a big smile on her face, apparently heading straight for the palace.

Amberxiu didn't waste any time. After dispersing everyone, he started digging on the spot.

Three days is definitely not enough time. This silly princess might come to her senses after a while and then bring the Angry Legion to kill him.

Therefore, time waits for no one, and we must act now.

The advantage of the mage is reflected at this time. Nothing is more convenient than magic for digging holes.

As Amberxiu's magic power began to work, a deep crack appeared on the ground, as if it had been drilled by an invisible drill, and a bottomless hole quickly appeared.

Amberxiu jumped directly in and dug down without hesitation.

He didn't know if he could find the artifact he needed before the princess could react.

As for Ariel, she really thought that "Mung Gray River" had changed his temperament and became her soulmate. For the sake of this like-minded friendship, Ariel rushed directly into the palace.

This road was full of sparks and lightning, and also brought up a trail of smoke and dust

The king was still eating when Ariel rushed in without notifying him, and she was so dusty that she almost made the food on the table inedible.

The king wiped the dust off his face and asked, "Why are you so flustered?"

King Fury of the Sea was infinitely tolerant of his daughter, and the reason was simple: this daughter was the only legendary one. He had more than a dozen children, but this was the only one who could receive the blessing of the Lord of Storms.

Ariel said excitedly, "Father, I, Mung Grey River, told me that he has a way to contact the Silent Night Pirates. We can negotiate and avoid a war."

The king looked at Ariel and said seriously, "Did you go to duel with him?!"

Ariel's face turned awkward, and she could only explain: "I did ask him to duel with me, but he didn't agree. It's not like that. I didn't force him. He did it voluntarily."

The king rolled his eyes and comforted his daughter, saying, "Okay, okay, I know everything. You didn't beat him to death, did you?"

Ariel quickly said: "Of course not... No, I really didn't force him, really."

"Do you dare to say that you didn't do it? Do you dare to swear to the gods that you didn't raise the hammer against him?!"

"This..." Ariel tried hard to explain: "Although I did something to him...but...it's not what you think, father. He really did it voluntarily."

The king waved his hand impatiently and said, "Well, just tell me how badly he's hurt. Has he been sent for treatment?"

Ariel finally got angry and shouted to her father: "Why don't you believe me?! He really did it voluntarily, I didn't force him!"

The king could no longer bear it and said in a very serious tone: "That's enough, Ariel. My tolerance is limited. I order you not to use violence against him again. Otherwise, I will teach you a lesson myself."

Ariel couldn't stand this grievance and said excitedly: "Father, if you don't believe it, then come with me to find him and ask him yourself."

"How can I ask? Ask it in front of you, and then wait for you to beat him up tomorrow? Don't I know your character, Ariel? You only know how to reason with your fists, just like me!"

Both the father and daughter have hot tempers, and after arguing to this extent, they can hardly control their temper.

Ariel simply threw her hammer onto the table and said to the king, "I knew this day would come. Father, since neither of us can convince the other, let's solve this problem in the most traditional way of the Kingdom of Raging Tide."

The king looked at the hammer surrounded by lightning and asked in a deep voice, "Are you going to challenge me to a duel in front of the gods?!"

In a country like the Kingdom of Fury that advocates violence and destruction, it is often impossible to reason with others and one can only use fists to convince the other party.

Duels before the gods are considered the highest level way to "resolve disputes". Both parties will duel in front of the statue of the Lord of Storms. The winner is naturally right, and the loser must unconditionally acknowledge that the other party is right.

Duels allow for surrender, but most often end with the death of one of the parties.

"That's right. Since you don't believe anything I say, let the gods decide who is right!"

Lightning burst out from Ariel's eyes, and the powerful force caused free electric light to appear in the air.

This gesture would be a typical case of patricide to seize the throne in other kingdoms, but it was not the case in the Kingdom of Fury. It was a tradition for the successor to challenge the previous king, but I didn't expect that this day would come so soon.

The king stood up. He was a head taller than Ariel and looked much stronger.

The lightning in the air, which was originally like gossamer, suddenly became turbulent. Two different electric currents collided in the air, exploding countless sparks.

The king lowered his head, looked down at his daughter, and said to her: "Okay, you win, you are the new king, and you have the final say in everything in the kingdom from now on!"

"I will definitely win!" Ariel said confidently.

The king sneered and said, "Haha, if bragging is useful, what's the use of a hammer? Ariel, if you lose, you must obey my orders and you are not allowed to disobey."

Ariel agreed readily: "You want me to not use violence against Monger Gray River, right? Okay, I promise you. If I lose, I promise not to touch a hair on his head."

"No, I want you to marry him!" said the king very seriously.

"Impossible! He is twenty years older than me!" Ariel refused without hesitation.

The king said in a serious tone, "In the kingdom, is there any man of your age who can be called a hero? Munger is already the best in the kingdom, otherwise would I let him take charge of such a great power? He is a little old, but he just lost his wife a few years ago, so it's a good opportunity for you to marry him. Do you want to find a cowardly and incompetent husband?!"

The talents of the Kingdom of Fury are getting worse and worse. Men of Ariel's age are either stupid or foolish, weak or cowardly. This is precisely because there is something wrong with the way the country is governed. The population has remained almost the same, but the proportion of talents is getting lower and lower.

The old king only wanted the most outstanding man and woman in the kingdom to get together, hoping that they could give birth to an even smarter and more powerful heir. Otherwise, it would be hard to tell how many more years the Kingdom of Fury could last.

There was no way Ariel could accept marrying an old man like Munger Grey River, but the king did not give her a chance to regret it.

"You are the one who initiated the duel before the gods. I paid the price of the position of king, and you have to pay the corresponding stakes. It's just an engagement, which is already very cheap for you. Ariel, do you want to blaspheme the gods?!"

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

The king's words made Ariel grit her teeth, but she did not dare to withdraw her decision to duel. She could only say to the king: "I will definitely win!"

The king said proudly: "Haha, I have heard this countless times, but I have defeated them all."

The quarrel between father and daughter was paused in this more decisive way. A duel before God is a sacred matter that requires time to prepare, not to mention a duel concerning the succession of the kingdom, which would take even longer to prepare.

The king had no intention of caring about the affairs of the Silent Night Pirates. Ariel was extremely talented, and he was not 100% sure that he could defeat his daughter, so he needed to concentrate on preparing for battle.

It seemed that both the father and daughter had not thought about one problem: if they were both seriously injured after the duel, how would they respond if the undead of the Silent Night Pirates began to attack the capital.

What they want now is to finish this duel quickly, to put an end to the long-standing dispute, and then to unite the power of the kingdom.

Originally, Ariel came to buy time for Amber, but unexpectedly, this turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Now no one cares what Mung Gray River is doing.

Amberxiu drilled very hard into the ground, and estimated that he had drilled hundreds of meters deep, but the rocks and soil remained the same, without any trace of the artifact.

Standing deep underground, Amber touched his chin.

"This is not right. What exactly is fate's hint? Is my understanding wrong again?"

Fate will not give wrong answers, it’s just that you don’t understand it well enough.

The dead leaves rested on Mung Gray River's head, not indicating that this person knew the location of the artifact, nor did it indicate where he was standing. So what exactly was it?

Amber had to go through all the information he had obtained before.

First of all, the elves buried the artifact 1,700 years ago in order to prevent the Dragon Tyrant from going back in time so that he could be defeated by Arthur Ryan. And this artifact can only be used by the Dragon Tyrant, so when the elves buried the artifact, they did not think of letting anyone find it.

"Divine artifacts usually have great power. Legendary-level artifacts can already sense the existence of divine power, so they must be sealed with magic. And if they want to maintain this for 1,700 years, then it is not an ordinary sealing spell, but a magical device that can seal for a long time..."

Amberxiu began to put himself in the role of an elf, trying to deduce the possible location of the artifact. With the magic that the elves are good at, he should be able to find some traces of it.

But after Amberxiu carefully sensed it, he still couldn't find any clues.

"No, no, according to what Catherine said, the previous Elf King was not good at magic, so the means to seal the artifact was most likely not provided by the elves... It was Arthur Ryan, who stole the artifact from the Dragon Tyrant, and he also asked the elves to help hide the artifact.

"If he can steal, it means he can block the connection between the Dragon Tyrant and the artifact. This is not the method of the elves, but the method of the holy warriors. No, it should be said that it is the holy light power of the Lord of Dawn. I think I have figured it out."

Amberxiu realized that he had made a mistake from the beginning. The dead leaves did point out the location where the artifact was buried, but it was not underground.

Amberxiu used the flying technique to return to the cave entrance. He looked at the empty air, estimated the height to which the dead leaves had fallen at that time, and then turned his perception into a silk thread to entangle it.

After a long while, Amber finally found the strange feeling.

There was a tiny, invisible crack in the air. Only when you sensed it with all your strength could you detect a slight abnormality. It was a space crack that was thinner than a hair.

(End of this chapter)